Skill Checklists for Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach

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SKILL 14-2

Teaching Patient to Use an

Incentive Spirometer (Continued)

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11. Instruct the patient to remove lips from mouthpiece and
    exhale normally. If patient becomes light-headed during
    the process, tell him or her to stop and take a few normal
    breaths before resuming incentive spirometry.


12. Encourage patient to perform incentive spirometry 5 to
    10 times every 1 to 2 hours, if possible.


13. Clean the mouthpiece with water and shake to dry. Remove
    PPE, if used. Perform hand hygiene.

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